Merge pull request #5565 from drpayyne/issue-5179

Resolved issue #5179

Author: dobooth

guides/v2.2/frontend-dev-guide/themes/theme-create.md

@@ -260,7 +260,10 @@ To learn more about theme layouts, refer to the [Layout section]({{page.baseurl}
 
 ## Troubleshooting {#trouble}
 
-When your theme changes are not visible even after clearing the cache, try redeploying your static files using `magento setup:static-content:deploy en_US` (replacing the language/locale as appropriate).
+When your theme changes are not visible even after clearing the cache, try redeploying your static files using the `magento setup:static-content:deploy` command, or add the `-f` argument to force deploy static content in any deployment mode in case you are not in production mode.
+
+{: .bs-callout-info }
+Running this command with the `-f` argument can fix issues regarding deployment of static content, but it removes **all** symlinks and deploys the actual static content files.
 
 ## What's next {#next}
 

guides/v2.3/frontend-dev-guide/themes/theme-create.md

@@ -261,7 +261,10 @@ To learn more about theme layouts, refer to the [Layout section]({{page.baseurl}
 
 ## Troubleshooting {#trouble}
 
-When your theme changes are not visible even after clearing the cache, try redeploying your static files using `magento setup:static-content:deploy en_US` (replacing the language/locale as appropriate).
+When your theme changes are not visible even after clearing the cache, try redeploying your static files using the `magento setup:static-content:deploy` command, or add the `-f` argument to force deploy static content in any deployment mode in case you are not in production mode.
+
+{: .bs-callout-info }
+Running this command with the `-f` argument can fix issues regarding deployment of static content, but removes **all** symlinks and deploys the actual static content files.
 
 ## What's next {#next}